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Judge Uses Discretion in Sentencing Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details During a sentencing hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard decided to sentence a 28-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant with the possibility of parole on April 25. Timmy McKinnon... Read More

Defense Claims Murder Witness Was High When Victim Was Shot Outside Bob’s Bar

Details Before an identifying witness is expected to take the stand, defense counsel for homicide defendant Levar Cooper asked jurors to question the credibility of the witness’ impending testimony, claiming he... Read More

Three Non-Fatal Shooting Co-Defendants Reject Plea Deals

Details Co-defendants Kateira Womack, Brian Strawder and Phillip McCoy appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 24 to reject their respective plea deals. Womack, 31, rejected... Read More

‘It Was Kill or Be Killed,’ Defense Says in Murder Trial Focused on ‘1800 Boys’ Gang

Details A prosecutor from the Maryland Attorney General’s office forewarned jurors in the case of Dayvonta Mackey that the 29-year-old member of the ‘1800 Boys’ drug trafficking organization shot and killed... Read More

Jury Delivers Verdict in East Patapsco Avenue Shooting

Details A jury delivered a not guilty verdict for one-co defendant, but not for the other on April 12. Boone was found guilty of reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm in Baltimore... Read More

Prosecutor Waits for More Evidence in 2021 Homicide Trial

Details Homicide defendant Jenita Foster’s trial was set to begin on Sept. 5. On April 22, the prosecutor told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland that she was waiting... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details At a stand-in prosecutor’s request for a postponement on April 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria sent defendant Doral Douglas and his attorney Michael Cooper to reception... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 24-year-old Gerson Diaz-Orita after he rejected a plea deal from the prosecution. Diaz-Orita is charged with first-degree... Read More

Trial Postponed for West Lexington Street Homicide Defendant

Details A 25-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland asking to postpone his trial set to begin on April 22. Darius Savoy is represented by... Read More

Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict in 2022 Frederick Avenue Homicide

Details After three days of jury deliberations on April 15, Nathan Brown ,36, was found guilty of murder. Brown was accused of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent... Read More

Judge Allows Prosecution to Give Evidence About ‘1800 Boys’ in Murder Trial

Details During a motions hearing on April 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy allowed a prosecutor to present evidence about an a reputed drug trafficking gang during a murder... Read More

Defense Calls Prosecution’s Key Witness a ‘Trojan Horse’ in Murder Trial Closing

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - April 21, 2024
Court | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Counsel delivered closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III in a murder case where the suspect allegedly revealed his intent. Damien Woods, 35, stands accused... Read More

During Closing Arguments, Defendant Accused of Shooting an Innocent Bystander

By Sophia Amoroso [former] - April 20, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details In their closing argument before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge John A. Howard on Jan. 16, the prosecution claimed that Damian Palmer attempted to take the life of an... Read More

Mother Pleads Guilty to Killing Children in 2021, But ‘Not Criminally Responsible’

Details A 31-year-old homicide defendant pleaded guilty on April 17 to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree child abuse resulting in the murders of her children, six-year-old... Read More

Jury Convicts Attempted Murder Suspect

Details Thirty-two-year-old Obadiah Malone, was convicted of attempted murder and other charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Carl Lazerow. On April 1, the jury found Malone guilty of attempted... Read More

Convicted Murder Suspect Says, ‘I Didn’t Kill That Man’

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland sentenced 60-year-old George Pullet to serve life in prison plus 55 years, the first five years without the possibility of parole. In... Read More

Defense Assails Investigation in Closing Arguments for 2021 Murder Trial

Details On April 4, defense attorney Jason Ott urged the jury in his closing argument to use their common sense to find his client not guilty of murdering 29-year-old Aaron Adams... Read More

Rutland Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Faces August Trial

By Breanna Pompey [former] - April 17, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On April 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave attempted murder defendant Jerrod Rowlett an August trial date. Rowlett, 40, is currently charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Man Accused of Threatening Body Shop Employees Receives June Trial Date

By Breanna Pompey [former] - April 17, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details On April 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave a June trial date to non-fatal shooting defendant Jason Estrada. Estrada, 43, is currently charged with firearm possession... Read More

Defense Awaits Competency Eval, Postpones Bail for Man Accused of Father’s Murder

Details A 32-year-old man accused of his father’s murder had his bail review postponed on April 16 as he awaits a competency evaluation in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health court.... Read More

Baltimore County Man Gets Five Years of Home Detention for Shooting at Process Server

Details On April 16, a Baltimore County resident received his sentence from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams for a 2021 non-fatal shooting . Michael Crispino, of Kingsville, Md.,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Eight Year Plea Deal

Details On April 11, non-fatal shooting defendant Randy Mackenzie received a May trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after turning down a plea deal. Mackenzie, 39,... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Receives Trial Date

Details On April 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave attempted murder defendant Daquann Toney a June trial date. Toney, 27, is currently charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 25 Year Plea Deal

Details On April 11, attempted murder defendant David Hernandez received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hernandez, 20, is currently charged with attempted first-... Read More